The new gene therapy aims to address the root cause of prion disease by using the CHARM epigenetic editing platform from the Whitehead Institute to target and silence the gene that codes for the ...

Each year, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife issues a growing number of roadkill salvage permits to people taking ...

For decades, chronic wasting disease has plagued Colorado’s deer, elk and moose herds. While Colorado Parks and Wildlife has ...

A study originally focusing on cancer has shown that amyloids — proteins typically linked to neurodegenerative diseases like ...

Bob Schuh's 'Scoping the Great Outdoors' has news from Manitowoc County Lakes Association, Maribel Sportsman's Club and the ...

Inclusions of pathogenic deposits containing TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) are evident in the brain and spinal cord of patients that present across a spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases. For ...

Protein design (or protein engineering) is a technique by which proteins with enhanced or novel functional properties are created. Proteins can be engineered by rational design, which typically ...

Chronic wasting disease is an always-fatal brain disease in white-tailed deer and similar animals that can spread quickly.

Chronic wasting disease is caused by an infectious prion (or abnormal protein) and spreads primarily by direct contact with infected animals or exposure to contaminated environment. The prion is ...

As the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act takes effect, AI systems that mimic how human teams collaborate can improve trust in high-risk situations, such as clinical medicine.

This important study uses advanced computational methods to elucidate how environmental dielectric properties influence the interaction strengths of tyrosine and phenylalanine in biomolecular ...

Feb. 27, 2025 — A new study has identified a genetic circuit in plants that controls individual leaf growth and allows the plants to adapt to their environment. The findings could help the ...